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What to Expect at Apple's 'Let's Take a Field Trip' Educational Event on March 27
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And yet people here are calling this event boring and nothing to see because it’s most likely going to focus on software and not new hardware.
If this isn’t being live streamed, don’t expect anything too revolutionary to make an appearance.
Nope. Tons of people would buy a touchscreen MacBook. The reason Apple doesn’t make one is they think it is a bad user experience. I happen to think they are right.
I agree with you on that because it will tiring your arms from an ergonomic point of view. That’s why I’m also very surprised that they introduced the touchbar on a MacBook Pro. It’s an ergonomic disaster and very un-apple like thing to do. It’s even counterproductive as the functions keep on changing and you can’t keep your eyes on the screen.
I think we will be a little disappointed about new hardware. We will see just cheaper iPad. Which is quite shame, but I don't expect anything exciting.
This really made me laugh because elderly people and I’m preferring 75 and above (45 = the new 30) who found it hard to work with computers have no problems working with iPads or any other touch devices as long as it’s well thought out.
Exactly. Several big problems for Android on a tablet:
- Developers can’t be bothered to optimize Apps for larger screens, so you get blown-up Phone Apps and a lousy experience.
- Developers aren’t bringing high-end Apps to tablets, which is the type of device you’d actually use for getting something done.
- SoC manufacturers don’t make tablet versions of their processors for tablets to allow them to run high-end Apps. Worse yet, tablet manufacturers aren’t even using the latest SoCs that are available. Look at Samsung tablets - they don’t even use the 8895 from last year, let alone the 9810 in the S9. Tablets should have more power than a phone.
Yes. People are getting over-excited. New services/deals for education - certainly. New, cheaper iPad/Pencil - possibly. New MBA - doubtful. Other new Macs - nah, unless they're going to resurrect the "eMac".
They want people to buy both laptop and iPad separately. In my case, I need laptop for work and since it has no touch screen, I ended up buying iPad for annotation.
Similarly, they don’t include phone function on the iPad on purpose to make people buy the iPhone and the iPad.
So, instead of getting an all in one device, evil Apple under Tim caused me to buy all three devices which is much heavier to carry all three.
The focus may very well be software but I’m betting some hardware will be unveiled too. You don’t launch a program without some hardware incentive to back it up. Some kind of low cost iPad and/or MacBook (Air) providing a point of entry for ClassKit, is almost a certainty.
The people who are saying this won’t be live streamed must not own an Apple TV 4 or 4K. It’s showing on the Events app. It’ll be streaming at 8am Tuesday (not sure which time zone). There just might be some cool things being unveiled.
Edit: It won’t be live on the app. It’ll be available after the presentation ends.
Edit: It won’t be live on the app. It’ll be available after the presentation ends.
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And yet Apple sells an iPad keyboard. They spin this ‘user experience’ to suit their marketing.
I use my iPad almost exclusively with one and don’t find it a bad experience at all. It’s not about drawing or doing intensive work with my finger on a vertical plane. It’s about quickly tapping a buttons or zooming in with a finger pinch.
at the pace that apple update its lineup of computers these days i’d call june very soon
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really?!?!?!
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the really was for whoever said people over 40 can’t use tech
i guess i’m too old to figure out how the sites commenting works
Nope. On the app it says clearly “after it concludes” !!
So 8am its after 1 hour of event time
Apple Hardware should be a distant need compared to the iOS and Mac OS updates these days. IMO, many do not fully understand the role code plays in their devices. However, IMO, Apple has been vulnerable to this situation releasing hardware with software not even close to being ready. Most of us have been iOS 11 and 10.13 beta testers since the day they were released. Hopefully this trend is reversing. I think internally Apple has realized the need to release devices when the software is close enough. One can't be certain in todays Apple, but I'm starting to see the glass half full, not half empty.
It's true. Smartphones don't go well with the animal pelts we people over 45 wear for clothes (no pockets) and can't be fueled by banging rocks together the way we usually make fire.
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The first tablet to use CRT technology!
well I guess that rules out most of the engineers at Apple and all the executives...
Good point. Seems to me most of the electronics I see owned by schools is still functional but several years old, it has to be, for the exact reason you mentioned, budget. So a ‘new’ model iPad becoming quickly outdated due to needed security or functionality OS updates would not fly well with schools needing them to last several years.
It only works by averaging past releases, if Apple deviate it can't be helped...
"If there is a new iPhone SE 2 on the horizon, major design changes and the adoption of features from flagship phones are unlikely given the iPhone SE's position as a low-cost device."
Yessiree! Premium SE-X might be around the corner in September!
Yessiree! Premium SE-X might be around the corner in September!
The high school where Apple will hold this event, Lane Tech College Prep, is far from your typical high school. It is a magnet school in Chicago with much more funding, both from public and private sources, than your typical public HS. It probably would be a good target for Apple to court. It has over 4000 students from grades 7 through 12 and has competitive admission requirements similar to those of colleges and universities. Here's its website:
http://www.lanetech.org
One would hope that schools buying into Apple for students this age would also offer other non-proprietary hardware/software options for students to explore.
http://www.lanetech.org
One would hope that schools buying into Apple for students this age would also offer other non-proprietary hardware/software options for students to explore.
i need to get an ipad for comic and this timing couldnt be any better. good thing i held back from purchasing any ipad on 2nd hand market. i wonder what kind of ipad its going to be and obviously its going to be ridiculously expensive in other country besides america